"This latest pregnancy outcome report finds that there was little change in births and fetal loss numbers between 1990 and 2004. However, abortions fell 24 percent over this time period," said Stephanie Ventura, head of the Reproductive Statistics Branch at CDC/NCHS.

In 1990, there were ~6.79 million total pregnancies: 4.16 million live births, 1.61 million induced abortions, and 1.02 million fetal losses.

In 2004, there were 6.39 million total pregnancies: 4.11 million live births, 1.22 million induced abortions, and 1.06 million fetal losses.

II) The 2004 patterns by pregnancy outcome of just over 6 in 10 pregnancies ending in live birth, 1 in 5 in an induced abortion, and about 1 in 6 in a fetal loss indicates that any and all abortions must be banned, not just elective ones. Otherwise a good number of the 1.06 million women with fetal losses in need of a therapeutic abortion could just get away with having an abortion.

III) The 1.22 million induced abortions/1.06 million fetal losses indicates that there are about 2.28 million women the State could deprive of receiving proper medical care. And that's always a desirable outcome, no matter what.